The Gansz Trophy is awarded to the winner of the

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and

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rivalry football game. It was created in 2009 through a collaboration between the two athletic departments.Football: "SMU-Navy To Battle For Gansz Trophy: Schools Establish Traveling Trophy To Honor Coaching Legend"
. October 7, 2009. Naval Academy Varsity Athletics official website. Retrieved 2010-02-20

October 6, 2009. SMUMUSTANGS.com. Retrieved 2010-02-20. The trophy is named for

Frank Gansz Frank Gansz (November 22, 1938 – April 27, 2009) was an American football coach whose career spanned nearly 40 years. He served as the head coach for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL) from 1987 to 1988, compiling a rec ...

who played linebacker at the Naval Academy from 1957 through 1959. Gansz later served as the head coach of the

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and on the coaching staffs at Navy and SMU.

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